Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21
A Week at Dawson.

A KENTUcKIAN representative spent
last week at Dawson aud a sojourn OF
seven days at that popular health
resort gave him ample opportunities
to form correct idea Of the place.
Dawson IL small town of several
hundred inhabitants, which has
sprung up within The last few years.
II was simply Trade Water Station
on the g % o. road until the now
famous chalyLeate well was opened
In 1882. At present there are about
dozen business houses there,
not counting ;i.e nine hotels scattered
over the hilisides for quarter of a
mile around the we'll. The Arcadia
House is the principal hotel and 1t is
operated by stock company which
owns the iron water well, or spring
as 1t is called. The Handy House
near by and the Summit House on
the hill opposite are the other two
leading hotels. Both are well kept,
the proprietor of the latter being Mr..
j. w. Pendley q verv clever and en-
ergetic young gentleman who is rap
idly making tho Summit one of the
most popular houses at Dawson.
The KENTUcKIAN man stopped at the
Arcadia while there. Mr.. J. w.
Pritchett is the manager of this house
and assisted by Mrs. Pritchett he is
making the Arcadia delightful stop.
ping place for seekers after health or
pleasure. The fare Is excellent, the
arrangements all first class and the
well is in the yard only a few steps
from the hotel. A good band makes
music at frequent intervals, fountains
play in the yard, shade trees, vines
and flowers make the surroundings
pleasant and the young people can
indulge in dancing every evening if
they choose, as the ball room is situat-
ed in the yard near the hotel.
Dawson wafer is known far and wide
for its excellent qualities ard In ad-
dition TO the chalybeate well there is
also a salts well near by, from which
water for hot baths is obtained. Mr..
N. M. lIoleman, one of the proprie-
tors of the springs, is acting as clerk
and helping to make things pleasant
Tor the guests at the Arcadia. The
writer is indebted 10 him for various
little acts of Kindness and many
special courtesics during his stay.
Quite a pleasant crowd was at the !
Arcadia during the week ending on ,
he 18th inst. Startling Marshall, of
he Henderson journal, was the ladies'
nan Of the place during his stay Of
nearly week. lie sang love sick
litties, recitcd sentimental poems,
trolled through the woods aud gath
red ferns and flowers, chatted, waltz
d, flirted and played the devoted
lie attended picnic hard
" and played the agreeable to the ru-
al maidens and Joined with the ma
ives in partaking ofred lemonade and j
Their refreshments. Towards the /,
nd of his stay at Dawson he failed !
D heed Mr.. Wellers advice and con- y
emil atcd his affections with such
uccess that he could not refrain from s
utting on airs and exulting over
shepherd and other less fortunate
Among the other young gentlemen
resent were Mr.. Without, of Iender-
on, Mr.. II. L. Basset, of Nashville, b
lr. A. P. Shepherd, of Mayfleld and e
Ir. w. P. Henry, Of Princeton. There q
'erc a dozen or more married men, y
ome of whom were considerably
ampcred by the presence of their
ives, which made it impossible for
lem to pass themselves of as single I
len. OF the young ladies, Misses 4
Jamie Vaughan and Mary Ewin, of :.
nashville, Mrs. Mary Ayers, a charm :
" young widow, of Fulton, and \
liss Jessie Hayden, of lIopkinsville, \
pent the entire week and most of
ron, ara atill fhara Thara xvara a | Il